
April 8, 2025
High school classes will be in session up to, and including, June 12. Beginning June 13, students should report only on days they are taking an assessment. A schedule with inform...

April 24, 2025
“I felt heard.” “It was amazing to connect with like-minded students from all around the county.” “I learned so much!” This was just some of the feedback from the five John Jay s...

April 23, 2025
From the joys of swapping outgrown Spirit Wear and books to taking a student-run tour of John Jay High School to learn about low-e glass, see on-site solar and feel the breeze of ...

April 7, 2025
Congratulations to Dakota Cameron, winner of an EcoAward from Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities for her Science Research project focused on reducing the en...

April 2, 2025
Congratulations to John Jay sophomore Kiki Segal, winner of the University at Albany’s High School Science Research Art and Science competition! Kiki's painting, done in acrylic,...

March 31, 2025
The elementary students were so familiar with what the hungry caterpillar ate on Saturday they could practically say it along with the actors: A piece of chocolate cake, an ice-cr...

March 25, 2025
Dramatic music, pulsing blue lights and more than 200 beyond-excited students and their guests set the stage for a thrilling 2025 Regeneron Westchester Science and Engineering Fair...

March 24, 2025
From a special agent to a 30-year Wall Street business analyst, and an emergency room nurse to an automotive technology specialist, John Jay High School students had the opportuni...

March 17, 2025
Up to the moment of the presentation, Principles of Engineering students were troubleshooting the lights on the Blue Dolphin Diner. “It should work, based on the code we created,”...

March 11, 2025
The curtain lifts slowly to reveal two dozen pairs of tap-dancing feet … and the times steps, buffalos and shuffle ball changes don’t stop, all evening! John Jay High School Theat...

March 3, 2025
Students may have come to John Jay’s theater expecting a heartening story of justice prevailing in the criminal justice system. What they received was a first-hand look at the wor...

February 13, 2025
The Jay Center’s lights dimmed, and, without prompt, students began waving their phone flashlights in time to The TrebleMakers’ rendition of a Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars hit. Moment...

February 2, 2025
What is the impact of fruiting trees on backyard bird populations? Are there waste streams that can be recycled through concrete that reduce the carbon emissions of the constructi...

January 28, 2025
Congratulations to John Jay High School’s physics teacher Jim Panzer, who was an invited speaker at the American Association of Physics Teachers conference in St. Louis, Missouri,...

January 15, 2025
Members of John Jay’s DECA Business Club are still riding on the adrenaline generated at the DECA Regional Competition, which took place at Rockland Community College on Wednesday...

January 6, 2025
John Jay High School’s Winter Concert Series is a community treasure! The trio of free concerts features Katonah-Lewisboro’s most accomplished student musicians, conducted by musi...

December 19, 2024
What color icing should the doors and windows be outlined in? Chocolate dots or mini marshmallows on the roof? For one hour, the week before winter break—when classes wrap up wit...

December 19, 2024
John Jay High School is planning a shift in scheduling for September 2025 designed to allow more time for learning and make school more manageable for students. JJHS is moving to ...

December 16, 2024
Warm, compassionate, relatable, thoughtful, funny, straightforward, intense, real. Actor Liza Colón-Zayas, best known for playing Tina Marrero on the comedy-drama series “The Bea...

December 15, 2024
The aroma of Saturday morning wafted out of room N205. What was going on? Round the corner and see - it’s the Sweet Times Café! The pop-up café, hosted by Maria Mellon’s Life Ski...